Though tonight's match against Debreceni VSC is a must win game for Liverpool, the pressure isn't evident on the face of a confident looking Rafael Benitez, second left, and relaxed looking assistant Sammy LeePhotograph: Carl Recine/guardian.co.ukJust four minutes into Liverpool's must win match against Debreceni VSC and from a short corner, the ball is played deep towards the backpost where Carragher wins the header and David N'gog leaps above the diving goalkeeper and pokes home from close range to give the Reds the lead Photograph: Carl Recine/guardian.co.ukDebreceni's Zsolt Laczko pulls back Liverpool's Glen Johnson,Photograph: Bela Szandelszky/guardian.co.uk
Dirk Kuyt is levered off the ball by Zoltan SzelesiPhotograph: Richard Heathcote/Getty ImagesLiverpool's Dutch defender Daiel Agger argues with Debrecen's Swiss-Macedonian as the referee tries to intervenePhotograph: Ferenc Isza/AFP/Getty ImagesLucas jumps aimlessly as Debrecen's defender Laszlo Bodnar eyes the ball Photograph: Ferenc Isza/AFP/Getty ImagesLiverpool fans show their unwavering support for the Reds, despite a run of just win win in their last ten games in all competitions going into tonight's matchPhotograph: Richard Heathcote/guardian.co.ukAs he trudges fromt he pitch having been substitued in the final minute of the match, Liverpool captain Steven Gerrard wears the look of a man who knows his side are on the way out of Europe's premier club competitionPhotograph: Carl Recine/guardian.co.ukThe final whistle goes and despite their 1-0 victory Liverpool are out and heading for The Europa League thanks to Fiorentina's victory in FlorencePhotograph: Carl Recine/guardian.co.ukThe flying Lyon defender Cris misses the ball which Fiorentina's defender Dario Dainelli keeps his eye onPhotograph: Christophe Simon/guardian.co.ukThen after twenty eight minutes it all goes wrong for Liverpool as Fiorentina's Juan Manuel Vargas slams home a penalty into the top left corner of the goal to put them 1-0 ahead against Olympique LyonPhotograph: Carlo Ferraro/guardian.co.ukwhich he then celebrates in a fashion as emphatic as the penalty itselfPhotograph: Lorenzo Galassi/guardian.co.ukFiorentina's Massimo Gobbi, right, and Olympique Lyon's Sidney Govou fight for the ball Photograph: Tony Gentile/guardian.co.ukOver at the Emirates, Arsenal are sitting pretty on the top of Group H and entertaining third placed Start Liege. With the Gunners four points clear of Olympiacos and six points ahead of Liege, they are well placed to qualify for the last 16 regardless of the result tonight, whereas Liege need a victory to keep their hopes alive. Here Felipe clears the ball away from Gallas Photograph: Shaun Botterill/guardian.co.ukSinan Bolat bravely dives at the feet of William Gallas, to block his shotPhotograph: Tom Hevezi/guardian.co.ukTwelve minutes in and Fabregas pings a corner into the penalty area, where Arshavin has a header blocked on the line, Vela follows up and hits the post from four yards while shooting at an empty goal, then William Gallas drives the rebound goalwards which Sinan Bolat saves and then celebrates as he feels quite please with himselfPhotograph: Dylan Martinez/guardian.co.ukLiege's Wilfred Dalmat tries to skip through the challenges of Emmanuel Eboue, left, and Andrey Arshavin Photograph: Adrian Dennis/guardian.co.ukFollowing a clash of heads with Gallas just before the half hour mark, Andrei Arshavin sits on pitch with blood pouring down his face from a gash on his head. Gallas came off worse, looking more like a boxer than a footballer - unsteady on his feet and with a right eye swollen shutPhotograph: Shaun Botterill/guardian.co.ukOn his 100th appearance for the Gunners, Denilson doubles Arsenal's lead on the stroke of half-time. It's a marvellous strike. From about 30 yards out, he looked up, saw the goalkeeper off his line and whipped a vicious lob between flailing hand of goalkeeper and crossbar. Such a strike deserves an elaborate celebration which Denilson and team-mates providePhotograph: Shaun Botterill/guardian.co.ukDieudonn Mbokani Bezua feels the full force of a Mikael Silvestre challengePhotograph: Shaun Botterill/Getty ImagesCesc Fabregas, top, watches his shot go wide of the post as team mate Carlos Vela, bottom, slides in but fails to get a touch to divert his captain's shot into the netPhotograph: Dylan Martinez/guardian.co.ukAZ Alkmaar's Niklas Moisander, right, and Hector Moreno, combine to block Olympiakos' Kostas Mitroglou during their 0-0 draw in HollandPhotograph: Peter Dejong/guardian.co.ukThere's now way through the Stuttgard defence for Kris Boyd Photograph: Brian Stewart/guardian.co.ukSixteen minutes in and Stuttgart's Sebastian Rudy celebrates slots home to open the scoring. Things got worse for Rangers in the second half after Kuzmanovic doubled the German side's leadPhotograph: Russell Cheyne/guardian.co.ukThe Stuttgart fans let off a flare as they celebrate Rudy's opening goalPhotograph: Lynne Cameron/PAKris Boyd heads the ball over the bar from the edge of the six yard box and miss a gilt edge chance to get Rangers back in the gamePhotograph: David Moir/guardian.co.ukSevilla's Alvaro Negredo tries to score with a scissors kick but this and all of Sevilla's efforts failed to find the Unirea net as the Romanian team triumphed 1-0 to switch places with the Spanish side to head the group Photograph: Robert Ghement/guardian.co.ukTen minutes into the match and Barcelona start to put their stuttering campaign behind them as Gerard Pique rises up to prod the ball home despite Thiago Motta trying to rip the shirt of his backPhotograph: Jasper Juinen/guardian.co.ukand then Pique off tries to rip his own shirt off as he celebrates opening the scoringPhotograph: Albert Gea/guardian.co.ukSixteen minutes after Barca took the lead, Pedrito makes it 2-0 which given Internazionale's impotent performance, doesn't seem to surprise coach Jose MourinhoPhotograph: Giampiero Sposito/guardian.co.ukBarcelona's Thierry Henry keeps his hands well away from the ball as he goes up for a header between Internazionale's Lucio, right, and Walter Samuel Photograph: Gustau Nacarino/ReutersThe Barcelona players ignore Inter Milan's Samuel Eto'o who can't believe he didn't get a free kick following a challenge during the second halfPhotograph: David Ramos/guardian.co.ukRubin Kazan's Cristian Ansaldi is bundled over by a clumsy challenge of Andriy Shevchenko which earned the Dynamo Kiev striker during their 0-0 drawPhotograph: Dmitry Kostyukov/guardian.co.uk
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